New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21

fcuxtt the battle against endless red tape suppyiuS
yry oahd But the red tape beat me and
claim rejected Last year was urged to try again,
me by some generous friends. Grand Army mon
claim No out after A., "a: :PeSdS the $50
etc. have been again beaten ny the department and
W lame na,s have
score Of atidays have been examined seyeu or eight
and eldest that my claim could not all ald to crown all
an affidavit OF my disabilities was made and signed BY
staff OF the Govsrnor of Michigan aud as Understand,
WITH the seal Of the state affixed and sent to Washington
must hually TO soldiers home but do not moose TO
! here in South Carolina a daughter.
About three months ago notice was sent ne that an
cali on personally and examine me and ~ claim
This honorable gentleman has never shown YET
and probably will 80 long as his salary gos on as
agent OF The Department aud fare sunpuously
every day am new an old man. my eyes dim. ny hair
innrnes and disease that come from the expos re Of
body and life in the service OF my country Inee not
say that despair OF anything bat red tape now-tsvD
| Elijah Case.
HOW MANY WILL BE LEFT AT sIxrYi
Batavia. \. Y, sept. 29.-I would like TO ask que
There many who propose TO put At sixty year,
the age OF soldier when no should be entitled 10 ser.
vice pension How many who went into the at the
age OF nineteen twenty will live to see the age OF six
" especially Il they we're H active r ssry,ee for three
did the lighting dreaded the hospital almost AS much AS
did rebel prison. do not say that thousands OF
good men went there honestly but that is
reason why the soldier who was always ready, when
the army even If he able to 10 his duty AZ that time
think that OF these mon whom have mentioned there
will not be iii twenty left at the age oil sixty have
never asked anything from this Government and never
shall II the Government so soon forget that II owes
then become beggars and ask for IT, The old
boys w nsyer become 9eEsarc They Mere made 4, o,
grant all pension in the days when we need the pen
son just much they needed us in 1861 we shall Os
very thankful fer it; but pension VIII not do dead
man any good what do you think the Governnlen,s
after your centennial celebration aud then II there any
Cover nment left, We will help you save 1t {" We knew
that the Government needed us; and we did net even
wait TO ask il TO receive any wages We went
at and freely offered cur all that the Gevernmens
might live am one who never VIII oe peggdr lot9
pension from this Government. for when get ~ that
cannot work II have not ea1nsh aa up 70 Ss se care
and pains that have suffered from during the three
wish 10 thank you you have taken
in the old so,iier.-A. r. Robinson
SERVICE PENSION THE best
Post No. PSI MssOur.-(D Our Post is unanimous in
favor of the Dependent Pension bill 81 Our Post
fayOrs the Service bill because the most worthy nay.
who needed pension worse could get one. 1hcy nava
10 hospital records; tey were 700 picAs 10 90 IT, mos
aud let their comrades carry their guns aud blankets
a thing have seen done hundreds OF times service
pension would wipe out the whole army OF srr@s. YAM
iners pension and claim agents, and last bnt not least
the new Democratic pension boards who On hss0urn
never lose opportunity to insult and maltrea Ne Old
veterans who have 10 90 before them We tin IL per
month about right C We do not ndorse The President
in vetong private pension pills. because we think the
committees which Investigated them ana Congress
rirhs Of the claimants better than Mr. Cleveland could,
especially when his action was based on hasty exam
nation the report OF some head or department "io
opposed 10 any pension whatever ~ me -rvlec
Pension bill only (j No veterans in the roornonse;
we 90 not allow it; but several, five six, are in
measure assisted by our Post OUR Post nihiDers ~
good standing aDcIt Sky members ana 'ie VOC wa
unanimous thirty-iye being present-A. :. irdther
Commander.
DEFEATED By EXPEDIENCY.
Edwin ID Morgan Post, 307. Nev-York City Oct. s.
Il and . NY post voted unanimously in favor OF
Graded general service bill and against Dependent
81 louis aud conversed with hundreds Of comrades
about the peasoa question the acton OF me SaGna
a service pension has not changed my opinion or the
U pIan IN s"n.e form will vet DO op,ei lis ofea
! Louis matter OF expectancy The National Officers,
and 1t succeeie but the rank and bic. believe are for
GRADED service bill 80 NY post mas discussed tne
them A. improper They principally claims rejected
by the Pension Bureau for COOL reason a. We are not
sskHs any rhins except led pension Dih az present
which would equale everything % None Joseph A:
Jewell. Editor and proprietor OF 1.-The Grand Army
Gazette and NstlO al GuIrdsm an
Moses T. Oden Post, ABB Brooklyn y. VI and y
nv Post declared in opposition to the Dope Pc
bill ana IN favor OF graded service at our hrs
meeting september "a present at the National
sentiment OF the RANK an ME was sirongy ior te Ds
pendent biz! went 10 II OF; pronounced sdvocate
that measure but hstenug 10 the arguments on
boIh sides became convinced that effort to pass
sily Impressed with The speech Of Past National Com.
chef : :. Burnett on the subject and think
y.ocs ycrn All right ~ Not al present o. None Wa
have ,assacicd IN finding employment for mehner, on
Post that needing AID from our post iund
-Deleea;e 90
GRADE THE SERVICE PENSION.
en Pension hin There should be graded pension biz.
80 taat the man who had patriotism enough to serve
more than a man who served ak months or year We
did not ask for pension When the Gcyernnrnt could
not deserve liberal treatment, who does IS W. Akin.
son. coianissary Sergeant l't W. Va Cavalry
"EAGERNEss TO FIGHT"
New-Yors CITY, Oct. ll.-lOuP space is too valuable
10 allow oi controversy 10 any exteat the sub
OF pensions II yOU VIII permit ne, however, want
d,charsei solder, after they have reached my Of
From my own knowedse OF the men VINO served
the ranks Anow that they are older al MY tnln men
should DO at sixty; aud H. as s9ns propose notably h
will rule. gel Just about enough TO pay their tIneral
expenses ald perhaps pay for modest e-dsone OF
sense inst 10 calculate from the ages Of Mexican yelcr
ans twho Mexican that the voisrans OF me
il proposed help the Union veterans al all let IL 10
done life enough left IL their od bones To
eat "A meal ana cuioy pipe OF tobacco And mere
ought bc uo,eiuctOns Tor tile e iusgnihcant poun-
ties they received wcn simply hsp vp%S 1ie ue"sf
white their husbands. brothers anu sons were III ,her
couurys service Now Tor disabled soldiers: believe
that man who enlisted for three months one year two
years or three and was disabled after serving
faithfully ior even thirty days is Justly entitled 10 tbs
pension ne would have got II he had served two years
and eleven months. f We talk 10 any one nov" hopihs
10 YET MIN 10 help u- certaHly reasoning with
Generation OF nieu who have grown since the war
Willie the VINO were at the front Will NO doubt un
der,fand that slur iacnded on tue men VINO naue
= Hospital record" the fact remains that tie connuat
of that phrase this will give the IMPRESSION
TO men who come afterm AID that slur ~ Intended
There 10 doubt that the men who dd IsaAs hoso.o
records were eager TO fight as veterans. lue
fact H. however that never saw man eltarr ocsfo
private who after his hrst battle was 'easer
or The second NeVcrtheess what far better, there
WAS stroug feeling OF patriotism among the men ana
desire to do their duty 10 the country whisn wa Ir
more affective than any eager to- tght ie"lln% ever
was The American volunteer may have oeenR nachihe,
n, was at any rate Thinking and feeling one Oh my
owl COMPANY At close of the Ia 1860, we Drought
home nine who went ont In 1851 or Inc nie clght
Of thcn, had hospital records " from wounds. The
ninth never was hurt missed battle and richly
earned more than his country can ever give MN oit'
none the les. 80 did tho other eight and service pen.
on OF NOT less than is due them ami is due aud
| moi when tnoy are ready 10 die.-feteran.
A HANDSOME WORD FOR THE REG ULAR ARMY
BROOKLYN y. Y. Oct. 12-Your efforts TO develop the